In an episode near the middle of this novel, its narrator laments the tendency to "quietly collapse" exhibited by an American he meets on a train. Two of its chapters are devoted to a character study of a set of postmortem ph
In an episode near the middle of this novel, its narrator laments the tendency to "quietly collapse" exhibited by an American he meets on a train. Two of its chapters are devoted to a character study of a set of postmortem photographs of a central character, while another chapter examines that character's decision to maintain an extra-long eyebrow hair as a symbol of long life. In a notable passage, its narrator laments the flight of beauty, opining that "everything had become science and regulation". This so-called "chronicle-novel", narrated by (*) Uragami, sees its pivotal action compared to "smearing ink over a picture". That action is an unexpected and unartistic sealed move that gives Otake time to think. For 10 points, identify this novel that depicts the defeat of Honinbo Shusai in a "retirement game", a work of Yasunari Kawabata.
In an episode near the middle of this novel, its narrator laments the tendency to "quietly collapse" exhibited by an American he meets on a train.
The {Master} of {Go} [or {Meijin}]